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**44 AMP** · October 18, 2011, 09:15 PM

can't help on the ser #, but from the pics, that's not a $1500 Krag, its not a $1000 Krag, its more like a $350-400 Krag, even at today's grossly inflated prices.

The stock being cut down, the peep sight and generaly poor condition of the metal mean its not a collector's dream, but simply an old rifle, as good for the deer woods as it ever was, if still in mechanically sound shape, but not much else.

If the receiver is marked 1898, then its an 1898, but its not in full GI trim, and the finish is rough. So its not worth much money on the market.

heck, I've got a Norwegian Krag, in 6.5x55mm, now that's kind of rare, and mine has a 3 digit ser# (made 1895), but the stock has been altered, the barrel shortened, and hunting sights installed (probably done 70 or more years ago, and the rifle's finiah is in beautiful shape. Value? $350 or so.

October 18, 2011, 09:15 PM	#9
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,835	can't help on the ser #, but from the pics, that's not a $1500 Krag, its not a $1000 Krag, its more like a $350-400 Krag, even at today's grossly inflated prices. The stock being cut down, the peep sight and generaly poor condition of the metal mean its not a collector's dream, but simply an old rifle, as good for the deer woods as it ever was, if still in mechanically sound shape, but not much else. If the receiver is marked 1898, then its an 1898, but its not in full GI trim, and the finish is rough. So its not worth much money on the market. heck, I've got a Norwegian Krag, in 6.5x55mm, now that's kind of rare, and mine has a 3 digit ser# (made 1895), but the stock has been altered, the barrel shortened, and hunting sights installed (probably done 70 or more years ago, and the rifle's finiah is in beautiful shape. Value? $350 or so. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.